Boston City Council passes measure to curb ‘dangerous’ food delivery scooter operations

Citing street safety, Boston will soon require delivery apps like Uber Eats, DoorDash to apply for a new permit - The Boston Globe

The Boston City Council voted 11-2 to approve Mayor Michelle Wu's ordinance to create the new permit Wednesday. The legislation will go into effect in nine months.

Boston City Council passes measure to curb ‘dangerous’ food delivery scooter operations

The Boston City Council approved a mayoral ordinance that seeks to crack down on the so-called dangerous and unlawful operations of major food delivery company drivers who often use scooters and mopeds to get around the city. The Council voted, 11-2, on Wednesday to approve a new local law that will require all national third-party food delivery platforms, particularly Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub, to obtain liability insurance for all worker…

Online dining ordering system to move to GrubHub

Lafayette College’s dining mobile ordering system is planned to be replaced with the food delivery GrubHub app for the fall of 2025.  “The Grubhub app will be integrated with all dining locations and be the new platform for placing mobile orders starting this fall,” Tony Williams, the resident district manager of dining, wrote in an email. “In addition, Pard dollars can be used at local establishments that accept Grubhub.” Williams explained tha…

Home-based food delivery companies such as Uber Eat and Doordash will need to have civil liability insurance for motor drivers, after the city of Boston passed a new ordinance requiring these companies to meet various requirements to operate in the city.Track1 Boston Mayor Michelle Wu referred to the new ordinance that was passed on Wednesday and that seeks to ensure that large food delivery companies such as Uber Eats and Doordash have civil li…

Boston council approves rules to curb food-delivery mayhem on the streets - and sidewalks

By adamg on Wed., 4/2/2025 - 2:00 pm Gabriela Coletta Zapata makes her case. The Boston City Council today approved a measure to end mayhem in the streets and on sidewalks of hellbent delivery drivers wreaking havoc in their rush to deliver as many meals as they can. The measure, which now goes to the mayor for her signature, would  require large food-delivery platforms such as Uber Eats, Door Dash and Grubhub to register with the city, buy insu…